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  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Before You Begin ......................4 Chapter 1 Introduction....................6 1.1 Technical Specifications......................... 7 1.2 Proavio EB400CR System Overview ..................... 8 1.2.1 Front View..........................8 1.2.2 Rear View ..........................10 1.3 RAID Concepts ..........................11 1.3.1 Definition of RAID Levels ...................... 11 1.3.2 RAID Levels Summary ....................

  • Page 4: Preface

    Congratulations on your purchase of Proavio EB400CR. This guide provides complete installation and operation instructions designed to help you get the most out of your new EB400CR desktop RAID array. Information contained in this guide is subject to change without notice.

  • Page 5: Before You Begin

    Before plugging-in any power cords, cables and connectors, make sure that the power switches are turned off. Controller Configuration • This Proavio EB400CR features a single RAID controller design. Precautions • Before removing the system from the shipping carton, you should visually inspect the physical condition of the shipping carton.
  • Page 6 Accessories The following accessories are included with your EB400CR Description Item Power cable (IEC) eSATA cable USB 3.0 cable FireWire 800 (IEEE 1394b) cable Installation CD & GUI...

  • Page 7: Chapter 1 Introduction

    Introduction EB400CR Media Storage Array General Features • Multi-interface, RAID storage solution. • Compact desktop design. • USB 3.0 (5Gbps) / eSATA (3Gbps) / 1394b (800Mbps) host interfaces. • Support disks larger than 2TB. • Supports hot drive spare and automatic RAID rebuild/regeneration.

  • Page 8: Technical Specifications

    1.1 Technical Specifications Technical Specification Feature RAID Controller On-board RAID Controller RAID Levels 0, 1, 3, 5, 10, LARGE, CLONE Host Bus Interface eSATA * 1 / USB 3.0 * 1 / 1394b * 2 Number of Host Channel Support up to 5Gbps (USB 3.0) Data Transfer Rate Support up to 3Gbps (eSATA) Support up to 800Mbps (1394b)

  • Page 9: Proavio Eb400Cr System Overview

    1.2 EB400CR System Overview The illustrations below identify the various components of your EB400CR system. 1.2.1 Front View Feature Function Disk Drives Four (4), hot-swap, 6Gb/s SATA-III disk drives. LCD Control Panel Back-lit LCD control module for easy and quick configuration.

  • Page 10: Led Indicators

    1.2.1.1 Disk Drive Module Feature Function HDD Activity LED BLUE - LED will flash blue during access. HDD Fault LED GREEN - Hard drive detected/good. RED - Hard drive has failed. OFF - Hard drive not detected. 1.2.1.2 LED Indicators Function Feature Fan Fail LED...

  • Page 11: Rear View

    1.2.2 Rear View Function Feature USB 3.0 One, 5Gb/s USB 3.0 port eSATA One, 3Gb/s eSATA port. FireWire 800 (1394b) Two, FireWire 800 (1394b) Cooling Fan Module One 8CM, low-noise, hot-swap cooling fan module. Power Switch Mains power switch Power Input Standard (IEC) power input socket NOTE: Use one data connection at a time.

  • Page 12: Raid Concepts

    1.3 RAID Concepts The basic idea of RAID (Redundant Array of Independent Disks) is to combine multiple inexpensive disk drives into an array of disk drives to obtain performance, capacity and reliability that exceeds that of a single large drive. The array of drives appears to the host computer as a single logical drive.
  • Page 13 Stripe + Mirror (RAID 10) for High Performance and High Security RAID subsystem could be configured to support Stripe and Mirror at the same time, i.e. RAID 10. Take four hard drives in RAID 10 as an example. Hard drive 0 and hard drive 1 could act as Mirror 1.
  • Page 14 Parity Protection (RAID 3 and RAID 5) The XOR engine in the RAID controller generates parity block. In RAID 3 mode, parity block will be stored in the same hard disk drive. In RAID 5 mode, parity block will be spread over all of the different hard drives.

  • Page 15: Raid Levels Summary

    1.3.2 RAID Level Summary No. of RAID Min. # of Allowed Description Level Drives Failed Drives Block striping is provided and yields higher performance None than with individual drives. There is no redundancy. Drives are paired and mirrored. All data is 100% duplicated on an equivalent drive.

  • Page 16: Chapter 2 Getting Started

    2.1 Connecting Your EB400CR Please read this section carefully. Connect a USB cable, eSATA or IEEE 1394 cable from your EB400CR to the corresponding port on your workstation. Only one host connection will work at one time. You cannot use the three data connections (USB3.0, NOTE: eSATA, and FireWire800) at the same time.

  • Page 17: Chapter 3 Configuration Utility

    Configuration Utility This chapter explains how to use and make changes to your EB400CR using the RAID management User Interface Software. Configuration Method Your E50FR can be configured using the supplied configuration utility. The configuration utility supports: Microsoft Windows, Linux, and Mac OS.

  • Page 18: Install The Configuration Utility In Windows

    3.1 Configuration Utility - Windows Insert the CD that comes with the unit into the CD-ROM drive of your Windows host system. Navigate to “Raid Manager” folder and open “Windows AP-x.xx.xx” folder. To install the Configuration Utility in Windows, open the setup.exe program by double-clicking on it.
  • Page 19 Click Install to begin the installation process. Click Finish to complete. The application will be launched immediately.

  • Page 20: Install The Configuration Utility In Linux

    The RAID management GUI will be displayed. 3.2 Configuration Utility - Linux Insert the installation CD into the CD-ROM drive of your Linux host system. Copy the application files from CD (RAID Manager/Linux AP-x.xx.xx/Linux_Fedora or Linux_uBuntu subdirectory) into a local directory.

  • Page 21: Install The Configuration Utility In Mac Os

    Another way is to open terminal window, then at the command prompt type “./HWRaidManager”. After running the Application Program, the RAID management GUI will be displayed. 3.3 Configuration Utility - Mac OS Insert the installation CD into the CD-ROM drive of your Mac system. Copy the application files from CD (RAID Manager/Mac AP-x.xx.xx subdirectory) into local directory.
  • Page 22 After running the Application Program, the RAID management GUI will be displayed.

  • Page 23: Raid Management Gui

    3.4 RAID Management GUI The RAID management GUI contains the following menu options: Basic Mode Icon Function Description Provides information about RAID and disk drives. RAID and Disk Information Includes advanced information including SMART, temperature, fan speed and voltage levels. Displays important system event Event Log Viewer information.

  • Page 24: Raid Gui Navigation

    3.4.1 RAID GUI Navigation Minimize Window button – Minimizes the RAID Manager window. Close Window button – Closes the RAID Manager window. Note: The RAID Manager is still running in the background after closing the window. To exit, right-click the icon in the task bar then select Quit from the pop-up menu.
  • Page 25 About button – Displays software version.
  • Page 26 Alarm/Buzzer Mute – Click to mute the alarm buzzer.

  • Page 27: Chapter 4 Raid Configuration & System Operation

    RAID Configuration There are two modes of operation: Basic Mode and Advanced Mode. 4.1 Basic Mode Under Basic Mode, there are three menu options that can be selected: RAID and Disk Information, Event Log, and Basic Raid Configuration. 4.1.1 RAID and Disk Information RAID and Disk Information provides information about RAID and disk drives.
  • Page 28 RAID GUI - RAID Group Information RAID Information: Disk Drives in RAID 5 group. RAID Level – Shows the RAID Level of a particular group. Status – Shows the current status of the RAID set. Status can be: Normal – No failed disk drive. Degraded –...

  • Page 29: Disk Information

    RAID GUI - Disk Information Disk Information: Disk drive shown as RAID member. : In the left panel of the RAID and Disk Information, the status of a hot spare disk will be NOTE shown as “S0” for first host spare, “S1” for second hot spare, and so on. Disk Information •...

  • Page 30: Event Log Viewer

    Controller 1: Controller Information This will show the System Information screen contains hardware information about the RAID system such as temperature, fan speed and voltage levels. 4.1.2 Event Log Viewer The System Event Log can be viewed from this menu.

  • Page 31: Basic Raid Configuration

    Event Log Buttons Save To File – This option allows the user to save the event log as a text file (.log). Clear – Selecting this option will clear the event log. When the dialog box shown below is displayed, select “Yes” to delete all event logs.
  • Page 32 – Save the configuration and create the RAID. • Cancel – Undo the current operation. Your EB400CR supports up to two simultaneous RAID sets. NOTE: To create a RAID using Basic Raid Configuration In the Configure RAID option, select the RAID Level you want for the RAID. Click “Apply” to save the RAID configuration.
  • Page 33 A confirmation message will be displayed. Click “OK”. The RAID set has been created successfully. The RAID volume will be immediately available to the Host/Server. Check the new disk drive in your Host/Server.
  • Page 34 Example: Connection via USB In Microsoft Windows under Device Manager, the new disk drive (Ext Hard Disk USB Device) is displayed. Example: Connection via FireWire800 (IEEE 1394b) In Microsoft Windows under Device Manager, the new disk drive (Ext H/W RAID IEEE 1394 SBP2 Device) is displayed.

  • Page 35: Advanced Mode

    4.2 Advanced Mode 4.2.1 Email Notification Configure your EB400CR to automatically send event notifications and warnings via email.
  • Page 36 Email Notification Options • SMTP Server Name – Enter the SMTP Server name or IP address • SMTP Server Port – Enter the SMTP Server port number; normally it is ‘25’. • Sender E-mail – Enter the sender’s email address •...

  • Page 37: Advanced Raid Configuration

    Use the Advanced RAID Configuration option to customize your RAID configuration. Advanced Raid Configuration will automatically set any unreleased disk(s) as hot spare NOTE: disk(s). Unreleased disk(s) can still be used to create another RAID set. Your EB400CR supports up to two simultaneous RAID sets. Advanced Raid Configuration Options •...
  • Page 38 Advanced Raid Configuration Buttons: • Apply – Save the configuration and create the RAID. • Cancel – Undo the current operation. To create a RAID using Advanced Raid Configuration: In the Configure RAID option, select Create RAID. Select the RAID Level you want for the RAID. Select the disk drives you want to become member of the RAID.
  • Page 39 A confirmation message will be displayed. Click “OK”. The RAID set has been created successfully. The RAID volume will be immediately available to the Host/Server. Any unreleased disk(s) will automatically become hot spare disk(s). The status of a hot NOTE: spare disk will be shown as “S0”...
  • Page 40 Check the new disk drive in your Host/Server. Example: Connection via USB In Microsoft Windows under Device Manager, the new disk drive (Ext H/W RAID5 USB Device) is displayed. Example: Connection via IEEE 1394 In Microsoft Windows under Device Manager, the new disk drive (Ext H/W RAID IEEE 1394 SBP2 Device) is displayed.

  • Page 41: Firmware Information

    4.2.3 Firmware Information View and update current firmware version. Firmware Information View product name, firmware version, and flash version number. Firmware Upgrade Buttons • Browse – Use this button to browse and select the firmware file. After selecting the firmware file, the Select Firmware box will show the selected firmware file.

  • Page 42: Firmware Upgrade

    The firmware will be upgraded. Click “OK”. Power cycle the EB400CR. The new firmware will be loaded in the RAID controller. For data security, it is recommended to stop IO to the disk drive (RAID disk) and uninstall/un-mount the RAID disk from the...

  • Page 43: Raid Settings

    4.2.4 RAID Settings The RAID Settings tab provides options such as RAID Stand-by Timer and RAID Rebuild Priority settings. • RAID Stand-by Timer Settings – Use this option to select time option, in minutes, before the RAID comes into stand-by mode. When there is no host access to the RAID, after the preset time (minutes), the RAID will be in standby mode.
  • Page 44 LCD Control Panel This chapter explains how to use and make changes to your EB400CR using the LCD control panel. 5.1 Control Panel Overview Function Item Feature LCD Display Back-lit LCD display. Provides easy to read system information. UP Arrow Button Menu toggle UP button / Disk drive select button.

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